PNG’s Opposition Shadow Ministers

Opposition leader Belden Namah has announced his appointment of the Shadow Ministers for the Opposition of the National Parliament.

Of the 17 MPs who are in opposition, 14 Open MPs have been delegated portfolios, while Namah’s 3 Provincial MPs – Akmat Mai (West Sepik); Jim Kas (Madang); and Sasindran Muthuvel (West New Britain) – will focus on their governorships.

‘Dr Lesley Clark’ – Sort of. I’ll have to recount the figures. Opposition is 17, but the government tally is more than 77 as a good number of Independents have joined O’Neill. The figure being counted is 94; but that too is incorrect as there are a small handful of MPs who are occupying the Middle Bench – they are not in O’Neill’s coalition and they’re also not in Namah’s Opposition. Rgds, Tavurvur.